allowed to stay into effect, let's say nothing gets done even after that march 1st deadline, will the u.s. be less safe as a result of these across-the-board cuts? >> a couple of things. first of all, the president lined this up in a way that put us in this problem. by calling for an across-the-boards cut in the military and intelligence business. that's dangerous. it means that they can't manage -- >> can i just say you all agreed to it. >> yes. but this was the proposal by the president so some notion that it has been shifted to the republicans, i want to see a way out of this for the simple reason that the across-the-board cut, it is damaging to our national security and our national defense for the simple reason that they can't manage the reductions in spending. i argue the best way to go through this sequester, and i do believe we're going to go into this, is give the agencies the ability to manage those reductions so that they can move money around without across-the-board cuts, because it could mean things like the second carrier group doesn't show up in the med. it means that some